1 - I - V Cultivation of the Huckleberry- , l'rom tlx riiinKnl Virginian. Wc liave Wen iiiiiu.slied with tlio following iilt-resting article from the ' pen of Professor Sails : It was scarcely supposed until with h a few ywars that any of the several sccics of lmcKlc-berries w ere susceptible of improvement by cultivation, or that a hybrid of value could be pro reduced by crossing one variety upon another. This, howeve, after various experiments, has been accomplished ' by a gentleman residing in blaiTord county Virginia, and has been pro nounced !v .Mr. rhilin 11. Freas, of rUrnautown, Va., Mr. Horace Grce Icy and other celebrated poumloisL as one of the inofct important discoveri . of the age. 1 1'; JJotanists and explorers during tin .' Seminole war discovered in - the Mranips of Florida, and limited to a few locations, a species of vaccinnium , which could hardly be called a huckle- " berrv.- It was fully as large, often larger than the fox-grape, having an acrid taste, but a in...

"FRIDAY August. 18, 1871. SHI'T TIIK DOOR SOFTLY. flint tlic l""r softly, mother abltep, Iler teicr is lirokin, Iter slumber it deep, I.ikiV in her J ale face, anl tee there no pain I'arling, be thankful wc'e mother again. Slmt tiie J"fr si'ftly, an.l conic to her Bide, what ehouM "Pre do if our mother bad died f Hie who b!f loved tut our weary li ve throupli Shut thel'orioftIy, and do an I do. Shut the door cofily und kneel ilh me here, Tu Him ho t'ired lis our mother dear ; line given, her back to our arms once )!M:n, T.orne her t'lirotih danger and eoftencd her jiiiin. Shut the -kor toftly, Tiri4 look in her face, ,ud ree how it gathered in health and in grace. Is d.e not handsome, this mother of oura, Wiikiiij; life like the hud.ling of flowcri ? A t us Ium: all in thin fatt flying life, Sirter and brother and hunband aud wi.'e, Mo'.bct'b lore only all times hi8 deffed ; Shut the door softly and come to her eide. Shut the dooroftly, mother' awake, Hack from the ehorei" of the fa...

"Lit 4 1 : t ' ! . ii t i 1 Cut of nckir. Coite. Tikvc l.o rjisc c it. usual! j exercise care in the ;lecti;ii of jrrMxI fttock to lirn.-d fmi.i; but a reai many, ue'ed to jrive the tolls rp cr attenlioti dtint.g lit c.itlirr, while i they are ruimiit? ilh their liiis. It i. not uncommon to te iW that ; were healthy and M fkvelod early fcumruLT lokiiig puny and uw j and their hair falling oT Le ft re au- ! tumn. I he trouble sn'-esiroin aiifiwinz the c-ilt to draw i:.!k while ti. blood of the mare is in a high Ute t of heat from .iolcut exertion. W'her, j the dam is iwcd in hot weather npor. the farm or rond, so as to l.cit hei blood, the colt should not be aiWed t' htick until she hi fully cooled oT. t him fill himself bero e the inot' -er is ut in the ban c-, an if it is im portant that he should accompany the dam, tie bin at her side so that I e will be unable to draw milk until he in liberated ; for it is much better that he should iio hui'ry a few hours than to take his food wh...

FRIDAY, August 25, 1871. BLONDE REBECCA. Pcbectn stood LcsMc tlic vreW, Many nn age since the of ol.l. Of trliom tlie Mcrr-d scriptures tell, lLid ceased to keep her father's foi l. Another age, another land, Pnrk splendor chunjiad to goMcn glow Jler fate was what a master hau l Mlj'jt cut upon a c:uio. I brought n cup unto the well And hchl it forth ; I wnnteJ drink, I'.ut life's great passion cntt a sr-cll "Give me to love !" Her eyes did sink. Her even did Kink, yet spnke she clear, Marking my goMet'x narrow rim, "Whatever vessel cornet li here, I.ove can but til it to the Liiij. 'It is law thou n.uet not doubt, Mau'i lave' the ve..cl held beloT. We pour our hearts like water out. An I till it to the over.Tivr. "An 1 be thy vessel grr-.t or rma!!, Kojireat or small the draught luustle". So, t., thy life, for love i 'd, The firet, the labt, of destiny "He livcth long who loveth much. Tor love i life's true measurement ; Who livcth lint by love to sm h Life is but thiis u.il 1;m on...

2ucl&amp;amp; anS Qtarfctt. Preserving Fggs. liens do rot lay will during the early part of Whiter, hence the eggs become scarce ami are high in pric . It is therefore desirable to preserve them when plentiful and cheap, so ns to keep fre-sh during the Fall, will keep fresh until Spring, if treated properly. Various i! c .hods are re commended some good. ;onie bad Some time ago the following, in sub stance, went the rounds of the press: '. "Set f ggs an instant in boiling water ; ! it will coagulate a thin fibre of the albumen, and llnis tmhe eggs keep a n long time." This is all humbug. Kggs so treated will not keep as Inrp ns those not so treated ; in fact, they will spoil in a very short time. It is well known that a boiled tirg will soon become unfit for use. Who would ;like to or who could cat an eg; that had been boiled a few weeks I e fire? No doubt the Author of tin above method for preserving egs would find some difficulty in swallow ing, were he to try the experiment. ...

.icl&amp;amp; nit 6 flirt-r&amp;amp;ctt. ! "eneraJ Eu!es for PreieTiti TirLt. j 1 . Ix-t everything u-cd for tlic pur- j le delicately clean and dry ; bot especially o. " , !. N'-ver place a preserving pan I t upon the fire, as this will render preserves liable to burn to, as it called, that is to sir, adhere close to the metal, and then burn; it Ik iiht act always on a trevet, or on if lowered bar of the kitchen range -'. Aft r the sugar is added to them : he preserves gently at first, anil i -e quickly towards the cn.l, wiih.1 quitting them until they are done ; :s precaution will always prevent chance of their being s( iled. . Ail OTscnes hhould be pcrfttilear.ed fr i t'.c .scum as it rises. Fruit which it is to be preserved yrup miit fir.-t bft blanched, or lied irntlv. until it is MifllcientU ..'.tned to absorb ti e susr: and f j 'i i syrup must be poured on it nt :,r-t. or it will shrivel iiteid of rent ining plump and becoming clear, i ..is. if its weight of sugar is ...

Uh nn&amp;amp; fltsir&amp;amp;cti. Storing Pota'oesT , 1 As tlic time hts arrived for po'atocs the early sorts to be harve'ed I wish to s:iy t those who have them to harvest, to put t'-.cm iu bai rels as the be-a mode of disposing i. them. There are those wh have tried this fir years, and cannot be persuaded to keep their potatoes in any other way. Dig and expose to the air til! dry . then pu u as directs, taking the barrels to the field Store in -he cellar, any part most convenient. The advantage is that the air is not exposed, ns with open 1uir. which often vitiale'it. and al ways leave a potato odor. You have nothing of this. Another advantage : You can put where most convenient, and more at pleasure, with little d'fliculty, and you may place tier of barrels till up to the floor. When it is wished to use any, a barrel is opened and used, and so on with the rest, leaving no dirt, the ground remain ing in the barrel. Or. if it is wished to sell, they arc already put up. An ...